· Translation: KJV

1 Chronicles 2:47The sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jothan, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

The setting

Temple archives, Jerusalem, ~450 BC. Ezra's scribes cross-reference partial records with elder testimonies to rebuild the complete tribal registry, modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.

The emotion here: careful reverence for preserving sacred family records

The original word

ben (בֵּן) — son, but also descendant, member of a clan, one who belongs to a family line

Why it matters

The name Jahdai means 'Yahweh has guided' — even minor clan leaders bore names declaring God's faithfulness

Read with care

What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 2:47

Six sons listed means this was a significant family line — large families indicated God's blessing and tribal strength

Common misconceptionThese seem like random names, but each represents a family that survived wars, famines, and exile — they're monuments to God's preservation through impossible odds.

Bible Genome reading

1 Chronicles 2:47 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerNarrator
EraUnited Kingdom
Primary emotionresting
Literary typegenealogy

Emotional genome

Comfort power20%
Quotability10%
Memorability10%
Crisis relevance10%
Standalone20%
Themes:genealogyheritage

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1 Chronicles 2:47 comes from the book of 1 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is resting, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the genealogy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include genealogy, heritage. Notable phrases: sons of Jahdai.

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